Life in Motion
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Arriving at our Campsite We arrived at the Zion Wright Family Ranch just after 5pm on Friday. Located 45 minutes from Zion’s main entrance, the Zion Wright Family Ranch consisted of over 1200 acres of land overlooking the Kolob Terrace region of Zion National Park. …
This summer, Greg and I planned our first ever international trip together. We were flying into Lisbon and renting a car to explore the Portuguese countryside plus Porto and Algarve, then flying to Morocco to climb the cliffs of Todra Gorge before heading off to …
It’s taken me almost a year to write this post for a few different reasons. One of my favorite things to do while traveling is to explore the natural world by jumping headfirst into new and adventurous situations. During the last few days of the …
There were several different reasons why I wanted to go on this trip with Hopscotch the Globe and Vivid Roots, and one of the main reasons was because the trip was based around contributing to the educational system of a village in Chiquimula. In the …
This trip to Guatemala was my first organized group trip. Six strangers met for the first time to travel a foreign country together, mixing service with adventure, all while being filmed by a YouTube influencer… It was very much a Road Rules experience of the …
Back in May, I went on my first organized group / volunteer trip with Hopscotch the Globe. This travel experience was much different from what I was used to—then again, what exactly is the typical travel experience for me, anyway? (That’s another blog post for …
I spent some time this weekend rereading posts about my time in Southeast Asia. The longer I’m back in the States, the more the experience feels like a distant memory. Reading the posts reaffirmed why I started this blog—not just to keep in touch with …
After four months of living the freelance life, I decided to take a full time job with benefits. Well, sort of. It’s a full time job with benefits, but I’m also working like four side hustles because I’m me but that’s completely besides the point. …
Earlier this year, I lived in a tiny 500 square-foot studio by myself. While there, I was able to to shape my lifestyle completely by my own standards. Among pairing down what I owned to the bare minimum, I also had a few habits that …
Here’s the thing: I love traveling by myself, but it’s great to travel with other people too. I’m incredibly malleable, and have the tendency to go with the flow of present company, which gets me outside my comfort zone. And as I get more comfortable …